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Japanese-American Rei Shimura is a 27-year-old English teacher living in one of Tokyo's seediest neighborhoods. She doesn't make much money, but she wouldn't go back home to California even if she had a free ticket (which, thanks to her parents, she does.) Her independence is threatened however, when a getaway to an ancient castle town is marred by murder.
Rei is the first to find the beautiful wife of a high-powered businessman, dead in the snow. Taking charge, as usual, Rei searches for clues by crashing a funeral, posing as a bar-girl, and somehow ending up pursued by police and paparazzi alike. In the meantime, she manages to piece together a strange, ever-changing puzzle--one that is built on lies and held together by years of sex and deception.
This is the first book in the Rei Shimura Mysteries.
Rei is the first to find the beautiful wife of a high-powered businessman, dead in the snow. Taking charge, as usual, Rei searches for clues by crashing a funeral, posing as a bar-girl, and somehow ending up pursued by police and paparazzi alike. In the meantime, she manages to piece together a strange, ever-changing puzzle--one that is built on lies and held together by years of sex and deception.
This is the first book in the Rei Shimura Mysteries.
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THE SALARYMAN’S WIFE by Sujata Massey: Rei Shimura is a 27-year-old Japanese American English teacher. Her tiny paycheck barely allows her to exist in Tokyo, the world’s most expensive city, but she is determined to not use the plane ticket home to California that her parents have offered. She discovers the body of the wife of a wealthy businessman when she visits the ancient castle town of Shiroyama. Her subsequent involvement (crashing a funeral, posing as a bargirl among other things) angers the conservative police and the local citizenry but she presses on. Interesting character in a very different environment. Although the plot sounds like an Evanovich caper, this is totally different.
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Tara S. (This book is a kooky suspense novel with a little romance thrown in for good measure. The book, which is part of a series, centers around an Asian/American 27 year old, who becomes an amateur sleuth when thrown into the middle of a murder investigation. Hijinks ensue, and attempts on her life are numerous, which spurs her forward in her investigations. It provided an interesting insight into Japanese culture, which I enjoyed very much. It was a light, quick read. Recommended for someone who isn't looking for anything to serious, and just wants to be entertained.
I really enjoyed all the info about Japanese culture the most.
Clara W. (Worthy winner of the Agatha Award. First book of a series with Rei Shimura a 27 year old Japanese American living in modern Tokeo. Easy read with insights into to life, culture and expectations.
The first in a new series that has a Japanese-American woman living in Tokyo become enmeshed in murder mysteries. One reviewer said it's "crafted with suprising twists and turns,and steeped in the flavor of contemporary Japan". Author Janet Evanovich calls it "a cross-cultural mystery...with a decidedly sexy edge". I enjoyed reading it and look forward to others in the series
Mary H. (Book is OK, just not something that could keep me up reading.
Sari Lynn G. (The first book in Massey's wonderful series about Japanese-American Rei Shimura, now living in Tokyo, teaching English. A delightful read!
An interesting mystery with lots of local color in Japan.
Sujata Massey's hip female Asian American, twenty something protagist, spins the story from Japan's mountain ranges to back streets of Tokyo in riveting page turning style that is hard to put down.
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